Various Artists - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1962

1962 was the peak year for hit records instrumental-style, with no less than 123 discs scoring on the American pop charts. There wasn’t much in the hit parade to interest R&B fans though, apart from King Curtis’s Soul Twist, Booker T. & The MG's Green Onions and James Brown’s Night Train, but that’s where Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1962 comes in. So what was new in ‘62? A bit of surf, a bit of funk, a Civil Rights semi-instrumental, a brand new rhythm on Boogie Twist. More slinky organ groovers, uptown dancers and late night smoochers. And there you have it – 18 R&B scorchers with rhythm aplenty.

Side One 1. The Popeye - Lonnie Brooks 2. Boogie Twist (Pt.1) - Cal Valentine 3. Boogie Twist (Pt.2) - Cal Valentine 4. You Too Much  - Mighty Men 5. Here It Tis - Phil Upchurch 6. Had - Steve Douglas 7. Mo' Taters - Little Milton 8. Cleo's Mood - Jr. Walker 9. The Freedom Riders - Harold Jackson Side Two 1. Night Stroll - Bobby Parker 2. Smoke Stack - Tom & Jerry 3. Low Down - King Curtis 4. My Sandra's Jump - R.D. Stokes 5. Jump Back - Eugene Blacknell 6. Hard Times - Googie René 7. Bo's Twist - Bo Diddley 8. All About My Girl - Jimmy McGriff 9. Limbo Jimbo - James Brown